I held off on D melodic for the OP thinking it might be a step too far (together with dim stuff and w/tone, etc). But let's see what he makes of your...
Mak's Guitars in London recently had a '73 L5-CES pass through. Don't know how it was priced. It would be worth making contact and asking if they can...
I go through 2 sets of Thomastik JS112 strings per year. That's $120 in 2 years. If the tc lasts 2+ years, i'm ok with it. The main point of failure...
This is what I do. Or alternatively I tend to think Imaj - I7b9 - IIm - V7 . Same notes I suppose, but it can be easier to think 1 through the whole...
Always play with some time reference (metronome, music, drumgenius..), learn tunes, listen to A LOT of the music, and always try to be as musical as...
Fabulous tones here. Check from 7:26 for example. Or the faux-acoustic sounds around 8:30. But the whole vid is worthwhile and fun. The Eastman I got...
A good "single" piece of advice to get the most out of practice is probably going to be something like 'practice with purpose'. It sounds obvious and...
Absolutely, using A harmonic can sound a little as though you've gone into A minor. Personally I prefer using F melodic* because it resolves smoothly...
Live cheap, play more. My wife gigs so explaining these concepts to her is easy. Maybe less so for other guys. If you are waiting for the $$$ to make...
The more interesting question is how this affects intonation. More string after the saddle means bends are more difficult to achieve, and notes less...
I am not sure about SRV's Voodoo Chile but his Little Wing was kinda out of control IMHO. He nailed the motif but it seemed like he was repeating it...
Not true, saw him when I was in high school at Winterland, in San Francisco (concert poster below) and he was supersonic - in his second set anyway,...
At the $149 price point, I wouldn't expect it to last 10 years. It's a throwaway priced pedal. I had a fractal FM3 that was $1499 and failed. Had to...
Allow me to be the contrarian. I thought the direct, original recording sounded much better than any of the processed ones. It lost richness and low...
It's a shame JS doesn't get any solos on this other material with BG, other than the After You've gone, Honeysuckle Rose and 1:00 Jump solos from the...
Here's Sierra Hull on a Gold Tone mandocello. She's going to be here in 10 days. I saw her last year, but wouldn't mind seeing her again. She and her...